Sociological Perspective of the Self: Background

Humans started out as nomads

Nomads
- Move from one place to another

Sociology
Found by auguste comte in the 1800s
Scientific study of society and behavior

He wanted to have systematic science in learning society

To resolve problems, politics, social
Society
A group of people who share a culture and a territory

A culture may be small, filipinos culture of respect pagmamano

Society is everywhere and gets to everything u might not expect which includes how you
perceive and develop yourself.
Key chARACTERISTICS OF MODERNITY

Industrialism

Use of material power and machinery in production

They use machine para mapabilis production at dumami resources

Capitalism
Production system involving both product market and labour power

Institution of surveillance
Massive extendt of power by institution
Birth of a government
Inequality they wanted institution of surveillance
Dynaminism
Massive change and progress

DYNAMINISM
INDUSTRIALISM
PROBLEM: LOW PRODUCTION
SOLUTION: SIMPLE MACHINES

CAPITALISM
PRO: OVER PROD
SOL: COMMODIFICATION

INSTITUTION SURVEI
PRO: INEQUALITY
SOL: GOVERNMENT

SOCIAL GROUP
Any group of comprised of two or more individuals who are interacting with one another
Share similar characteristics, and identifying themselves as part of the group

Social Network
Ties that connect u and ur social group
Organic group
Traditional in nature u are part of it mainly because ur family is also part of it such as ur religion

Rational Group
Considered to be modern. They are formed through shared self-interest, goals, and free will.
Sociological Perspective of the Self: Mead and the Social Self
George Herbert mead
Americal philosopher from 1800s
Prominent in
Theory of the social self
The self is a product of social interactions and intertnalizing views along with ones personal
view about one’s self.

We are a product of social interactions, experiences, activities

LANGUAGE PG
STAGE ROLE TAKING PROCESS
1 LANGUAGE
PREPARATORY STAGES
BIRTH TO 2
CHILDREN MIMIC THOSE AROUND THEM
SELF DEVELOPMENT AND LANGUAGE ARE INTIMATELY TIED
SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF A SYMBOLS, GESTURE, AND SOUND

PLAY
2-6 YRS OLD
CHILDREN PLAY PRETEND AND DO NOT ADHERE TO THE RULES IN ORGANIZED
GAMES LIKE SOCCER OR FREEZE TAG
WHEN THEY BAHAY BAHAYAN,
INDIVIDUAL ROLE PLAYS OR ASSUME THE PERSPECTIVE OF OTHER WHICH ENABLES
THEM TO INTERNALIZE OTHER PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVE

GAME
7 ONWARDS
CHILDREN CAN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND AND ADHERE TP THE RULES OF GAME
PLAY MORE FORMALIZED GAMES BECAUSE THEY BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND OTHER
PEOPLES PERSPECTIVES OR THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GENERALIZED OTHER

THE GENERALIZED OTHER REFERS TO THE VIEWPOINT OF THE SOCIAL GROUP AT

LARGE
PLAY
KUNG ANO UNG NAOOBSERVE, SA BAHAY BAHAYAN, BUT DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE
MEANING OF IT

GAME
NAIINTINDIHAN ANG CONTEXT, THEY CAN CHOOSE TO ABIDE TO RULES OR NORMS
THEY CAN ALSO OPPOSE THE GENERALIZED OTHER
NAGIGING AWARE NA ANG ISANG BATA

MEED SEES PERSON AS AN ACTIVE PROCESS,

ME
PRODUCT OF WHAT THE PERSON HAS LEARNED WHILE INTERACTING WITH OTHERS
AND ENVIRONMENT
ATTITUDE EXPECTATION
KUNG ANO UNG NAINFLUENCE NG SOPCIETY

I
PART OF THE SELF THAT IS UNSOCIALIZED AND SPONTANEOUS
EXPRESS INDIVIDUALISM AND CREATIVITY
MGA BAGAY NA CULTIVATED WITHIN YPU HINDI INFLUENCE NG IOBANG TAO
DIFFERS, WE CAN STILL HAVE THE FREEWILL TO BECOME WHO WE ARE